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With the Foreign Legion Against the Druze – Joseph Roy | Hebrew Edition, Eretz-Israel, 1930 (Mizpah Publishing) - Rare early Hebrew edition of a documentary-literary account describing the campaigns of the French Foreign Legion against the Druze forces in Syria, written by French author and journalist Joseph Roy, translated into Hebrew by A. Krinkin. Published in Eretz-Israel in 1930 (Taratz) by Mizpah Publishing House, one of the most important Hebrew publishers of the Yishuv period, this book reflects the early Hebrew readership’s strong interest in Middle Eastern geopolitics and colonial conflicts in the Levant. The narrative combines battlefield descriptions, soldier life, political analysis and Western perspectives on the Great Druze Revolt — a key episode in modern Syrian history. Bibliographic Details  • Author: Joseph Roy  • Translator: A. Krinkin  • Publisher: Mizpah Publishing, Tel Aviv  • Year: 1930  • Binding: Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title  • Language: Hebrew  • Pages: approx. 180 pages Condition Overall Good to Fair condition:  • Wear and light stains on cloth cover  • Spine worn and reinforced  • Age toning throughout  • Small edge tears on some pages, text unaffected Complete and original copy — increasingly scarce on the collectors’ market. Collectors’ Interest Highly attractive for collectors of:  • Early Hebrew books  • Mandate-period publishing  • Middle Eastern military history  • Colonial and Foreign Legion literature  • Mizpah Publishing editions